Breaking out of Normandy, Maj. Gen. Stroh's "Pathfinders" of the 8th Infantry Division advanced quickly across the Breton coast and was the first infantry division to arrive in the Brest area, relieving the 6th Armored on 18 August. In a hasty attempt to catch Fallschirmjager-Regiment 7 off guard in late August, some of the 8th spearheads got too far ahead of their supporting elements. On the night of August 28, companies E,F, and G tried to infiltrate through German positions near Kergoas and Hill 97, but were halted early in the morning by two assault guns and a captured M4 Sherman. This panzer counter punch was beaten back, but caused considerable havoc among 2nd Battalion. They were promptly counterattacked by the always-aggressive German paratroops.
Attacker: German (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7, Fallschirmjäger-Division 2)
Defender: American (2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division)
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
M2 60mm Mortar
Misc Rules:
Bocage, all buildings ground level only
Map Board(s):
4
54
Overlays:
NONE
Errata (source)
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Pushed hard on the German right and encircled the 5 squad group capturing 2 of the squads in the first 2 turns and breaking a third with an active sniper. Continued hard up the right hand side and managed to run through the 1 down 2 residual with 8 points for the win, two turns early. Sam didn't do anything wrong other than perhaps not pretend that a MG could cover the open ground on the right.
2020-06-23
(D) Gordon Jupp
vs
Derek Cox
German win
Derek easily swept aside the defence with a strong drive straight up the middle......
2020-05-07
(A) Pascal Boileau
vs
Debolle Jean Carlo
American win
A nice scenario with many pitfalls for both sides. The German troops were sharply decimated in the middle game. However, I manage to keep in good order enough squads to theoretically achieve German VC. The issue was decided in the last turn with the accurate DFF of JC's American troops cleverly positioned to deny the exit hexes... A deserved American victory.
2020-05-04
(D) Scott Sherer
vs
David Langley
American win
Starting this one, I thought it was going to be a real snoozer, as both sides start on one side of the map and have to pull back to capture buildings and/or exit on the north side (or prevent said capturing/exiting). With the Americans setting up on the periphery of the boards, the natural inclination for the Germans is to come in the middle, it seemed like it would be a race back with little action. Boy, was I wrong. The Americans have to try to get to the top center of the board to set up a defense before the Germans beat them to it, and the reinforcements that come in on that side of the board helped shore up the line. The Germans did manage to find a weak spot in the defense, getting off 4 VP's early before the line was stabilized. The Americans managed to pretty much confine the Germans into the center cell of bocage in the N/M/O/P hexrows, bottled up by squads in J2, K2, O1 and R1 and the woods hexes along the top of the board. Interlocked MG fire lanes emanating from K2 and T4 plus the rest of the American firepower made the last 100m an impassable wall of lead. The Germans tried to get the final 4 VP off that they needed, but the bodies strewn across the road was a mute testament to the futility of their effort. Fun, straightforward scenario and a great one for learning the bocage rules.
2020-02-22
(A) Andy Goldin
vs
Stephen Worrel
American win
I've lost the game as both sides so the scenario must be balanced. This time we read the setup SSR correctly and it requires the US player to leave the center of the board clear of American units. The obvious move for the German is to drive up the center to grab the victory buildings or exit, which is what I attempted. The US reinforcements enter to prevent a quick victory. Based on my read of his tactical positioning and the opportunities it presented, I shifted my efforts left to exploit a weakly held area on my left and managed to exit two squads and a leader. In a couple of key rolls (passing an NMC and killing a CX paratroop squad in close combat) Stephen managed to close the gap and then had me boxed in. Running short on time and manpower, I had to attempt to blast my way through the center. Like Lee at Gettysburg, it could have worked, but didn't. Another win for Stephen!
